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APPLICATION FILED FEB. 291 I916.

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CARL JOHN HOVEN, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

SKATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 27, 1917.

Application filed February 29, 19 16. Serial No. 81,082.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL JOHN HovnN, a subject of the King of Sweden, residing in the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Skates, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in clamps for fastening skates to shoes.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a clamp, of novel and simple construction, whereby a skate may be read ily secured to or detached from a shoe.

A further object is to provide the clamp with a toe-piece adapted to grip the front end of the shoe and to assist in firmly. holding the skate in place.

I attain the objects specified, as well as others not herein enumerated, by means of the device herein described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1, is a top plan View of a skate embodying my improved clamp;

Fig. 2, is a side elevation, and;

Fig. 3, is a bottom plan View.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a blade or runner, 2 a heel plate provided at its rear end with a pair of upright clampjaws 3,4 a sole plate, and 5 a fixed .bar extending from the plate 4 to the front post of the blade. Said parts constitute the skate proper and may be of any suitable shape and material.

6 is a jaw movably mounted on one end of the plate 4 and it is preferably held in place thereon by means of a stud or bolt 7 passing through a slot 8 in said plate. Said jaw is adjustable, independently of the other movable parts of the clamp, to accommodate shoes of different widths. If desired, the jaws 3 may be arranged for adjustment in any suitable manner, instead of being fixed as shown in the drawings.

The clamp to which this invention particularly relates comprises a toggle consisting of two bars 9 and 10, pivotally connected at 11, by means of a suitable fastener, and supported by or fulcrumed on the heel and sole plates. Near the forward end of the member 9 is formed a guide slot 12 which rides on a pin 13 projecting from the front part of the skate. Said toggle member carries at its forward extremity a toeand 6 respectively.

- and 15 are of suitable shape to firmly grip between them the sole of a shoe.

A heel-piece or jaw 18 is fastened to the rear end of the toggle member, 10, which jaw, together with the jaws 3, serve to clamp the skate to the heel of a shoe. A stud or bolt 19, secured'to the member 10 and passing through a slot 20 in the heel plate, guides the movement of said member on operation of the toggle. The portion of the member 10, forward of the pivot 11, is twisted and bent downward to form a lever 21, whereby the toggle may be manipulated. I

. The manner in which my improved clamp operates is as follows: To open the clamp, the various parts of which are shown in the drawing in clamping position, the lever 21 is pulled away from the blade or runner 1. This actuates the toggle to draw the jaws 13 and 18 forward and to move the jaw 15 outward so as to permit of a shoe being placed in position on the skate. By reversing the throw of the lever 21 the jaws will be returned to their initial position and will grip the sole and heel of the shoe between said jaws and the relativelyv fixed jaws 3 The/movement of the toggle members 9' and 10 is limited and guided by the slots 12, 17 and 20, and the studs 13, 16- and 19 which pass through those slots respectivelyl If desired a setscrew 22, or other suitable device, may be provided to prevent accidental throwing of the lever.

It is obvious from the foregoing description that by reason of the toggle construction of my device the end jaws 1 1 and 18 will exert a great pressure against the toe and heel respectively, when the clamp is closed, and will serve to firmly and securely fasten the skate to the shoe. The lateral jaws 6 and 15, assist in clamping the skate to the shoe and prevent any sidewise movement thereof.

I claim:-

1. In combination with a skate having a sole plate and a heel plate, a toggle extending longitudinally of the skate and mounted thereon by means of pins Working in guide slots formed in said plates, a jaw at each end of the toggle for engaging the toe and the heel of a shoe respectively, jaws fixed to the rear of the heel plate, and laterally adjustable aws carried on the sole plate.

2. In combination with a skate having sole and heel plates, a toggle supported by said plates, a jaw at each end of the toggle and movable therewith so as to press re spectively against the toe and the heel of a shoe, a lateral aw secured to one member of the toggle and movable therewith, said movable jaws cooperating with relatively 4 the pivotal connection to form an actuating lever, means for locking the lever in closed position, a jaw at each end 0]": the toggle for engaging the toe and the heel of a shoe respectively, jaws fixed to the rear of the heel plate and a pair of lateral jaws one of which is carried by the toggle and is movable therewith.

CARL JOHN HOVEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing th Commissioner of Eatente, Washington. D. C." 

